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Table 5.

Relative mRNA levels of the genes potentially associated with footpad dermatitis wound healing as measured by Area under the curve in broilers fed three supplemental trace mineral levels during d15 to 43 of age.

Item	Treatment			SEM	P-value
Item	NTM	LTM	HTM	SEM	P-value
TIMP3	44.65^b	59.44^a	65.13^a	5.32	0.015
TIMP4	84.57^b	140.93^a	159.08^a	27.19	0.036
MMP13	47.29^b	88.98^a	50.73^b	8.56	0.001
ITGA2	90.01	97.59	95.47	11.09	0.854
ITGA3	18.59	21.49	20.47	0.92	0.111
VEGF	35.64^b	45.07^a	45.89^a	3.98	0.010
CD40	40.32^b	54.14^a	46.85^b	2.89	0.014
IL-1β	20.88	17.44	14.38	2.96	0.326
COL1A1	51.64	62.48	65.46	6.57	0.321
COL3A1	86.88	107.58	117.48	10.81	0.158
Collagen	189.68	218.65	190.94	10.91	0.119
TNC	42.16	29.96	31.69	7.28	0.226

^a,bMeans within a row with different superscripts differ at P < 0.05.

Reported standard error of the mean (SEM) is the average SEM of the individual least-square means.